Halo 2 Blew Me Away.

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[@TheMartyODonnell]

You’re welcome. Still besties.

[@TooMuchpl0xin]

My man

[@jackmb9760]

The legend himself. From a longtime Halo fan, thanks for all of the great music and memories Marty! Still listen to these tracks regularly!

[@Dunkopf]

AH! A thousand years of good health to you! you gave so many people such wonderful music!

[@Emperor_Toxatine]

Your music changed my life I can never thank you enough Marty!

[@alexreichert6752]

Your music inspires me still 20 years later. Sincerely, thank you for your passionate work.

[@Borgyboy09]

Marty didn’t have to cook this hard but he did for us. Absolute master of his craft.

[@KL8T0N_SLU2HIE]

Probably the only early 2000s game soundtrack that can compare with Half Life 2

[@MapleCakeTheLion]

It takes a Master Chef to cook up a song for the Master Chief.

[@IncredibleFlyinSquid]

I keep misreading the word "cook" in this sentence and do a double take every time

[@austinftwXD]

Marty is the Walter White of game soundtracks, the only one who has ever come close in my opinion was Jeremy Soule.

[@garrett2132]

​@@KL8T0N_SLU2HIEI haven't played Half Life 2. Being in 2024 is it really worth played now? Also, is it on Xbox hahaha. Thankyou for your time, and sorry this reply is to a 6 month old comment.

[@jackalsniper4232]

The guy playing the guitar is Steve Vai. 10 years later, he was brought back to do the soundtrack for the game's 10th anniversary

[@aksis2133]

The guitar was always there, even in the original Halo 2 soundtrack. Pretty sure it was Marty the first time and Vai for the Anniversary Edition but I may be wrong on that point.

[@jackalsniper4232]

@aksis2133 I never said there wasn't any guitar. Steve Vai played the guitar in the Mjolnir Mix and he came back 10 years later to do it again

[@aksis2133]

@@jackalsniper4232 Oh okay didn’t know he did both that’s cool

[@TheBreadator117]

@@aksis2133he also made reclaimer and the anniversary version Genesong

[@smellygabacci]

@@aksis2133he also first tried the recording too

[@tyrammstein6545]

I have to admit... as a 30 yr old man, hearing this music again genuinely made me cry. So many of us have so many memories of this music and the wonderful game that it was made for. As I'm writing this, I'm downloading all 3 games to feel like a middle school kid again.

[@_Cato_]

I’m right behind ya, man. 29 years old. 30 staring me in the face, and I’m finding myself reliving my favorite childhood/grade school memories a lot lately.

[@DrOmnipotent]

Hit it, Marine!

[@Andy-nl8uq]

I'm slightly older but yeah, same feelings. It's music that, was there when playing the game, I think I absorbed it rather than listening to it. They're such beautiful pieces, but take me back to a certain time. Yeah, right in the feels 😭

[@michalandrejmolnar3715]

Just get Game Pass or the Master Chief collection

[@mikemiller7788]

33 here. I feel the exact same way. I still play these games with my out of state friends to stay in touch. They’ve transcended video games for me. They’re a part of who I am today.

[@peanutgallery4]

It's too late, now the Halo fans will never be satisfied until all 5 of the Marty-Michael composed games are WELL and LISTENED TO

[@florihae]

Positive

[@iamthezoid1643]

YES

[@Its_Nintendobro]

A properly curated selection from Halo 4 would be good too. 117 goes so hard. Infinite's soundtrack is awesome too

[@SnakierElm62]

​@@Its_NintendobroShe won't do Halo 4, you'll get copyright strikes if you use the music on majority of the tracks

[@heededshadow509]

ODST is gonna be sick

[@LuvHarp]

0:52 "that Guitar is so cool" and that's exactly what Halo 2 was, it was the cooler older brother, it was the flaming hotrod shirt, it was the frosted tips and mountain dew, it was the 2000's rock, and it KNEW what it was and dove head first into it.

[@billybobbibeau5121]

I miss when xbox was "cool" it used to be their whole identity a bit like sega used to be way back

[@Propane_Acccessories]

Guy Fieri

[@TheChadPad]

I love this description of it. SO true!🤘

[@sandycheeksyaboi9906]

Agree with everything u said except it was the younger brother

[@theXEN0KID]

Mjolnir mix sends chills down your spine. Its not a "marching into battle" song, its "riding a chariot drawn by lions with a brigade of tanks at either side of you" song. Fucking emboldenment liquified and forged into a song Marty O'Donnell I fucking love you and everyone else who had a part in that track's creation

[@TheDerpp]

well fucking said mate

[@MrDark576]

Steve via the guitar legend was there it had to be good

[@kms_prinzeugen678]

You are absolutely right the guitar started and the shivers hit

[@Soundtracks92]

The Halo 2 Anniversary version is even better 👀

[@iw_legendary_sayain2215]

Halo 2 turns 20 years old this year on November 9th. It’s personally my favorite Halo title. Hearing Steve Vai’s rift solo as the Bungie logo came into frame will forever be embedded into my mind.

[@MarsGhoul]

Literally thought I posted this comment, same man. 😂

[@DioZaWorldo]

Riff* ☠️

[@LukasJampen]

Personally my fav is 3 but the guitar is just iconic and awesome. The ost from all the bungie halos is just legendary.

[@MapleCakeTheLion]

>Turns 20 this year My how the time flies. I still remember the first time I picked up the energy sword on Zanzibar.

[@PhilBurnell12]

Marty O'Donnell and Jeremy Soule are the GOATs of video game OSTs. Absolute legends. Been listening to both since I was a kid and I am so thankful for both of them for blessing my ears with pure audio joy.

[@jiahturner]

Couldn't agree more! I especially love the Dungeon Siege OST, which is how I knew Jeremy Soule did the music for Skyrim without looking it up. I could just hear it in the trumpets.

[@ThelVadam7777]

Don’t forget Michael salvatori, he worked with Marty

[@The_Blyatman]

too true

[@HugoStiglitz88]

No. Marty is excellent and definitely one of the GOATs but Nobuo Uematsu, Darren Korb, Jesper Kyd, and Mick Gordon are all easily better than Jeremy Plus if you're gonna mention anyone with Marty it has to Michael Salvitori. Marty himself gives Michael a ton of credit because he literally wrote some of Halo and Destiny's best themes

[@OloNadTrolo]

@@HugoStiglitz88 and Myth's :) Siege of Madrigal was Salvatori's brainchild :)

[@johnathangoodwin3610]

When you said, "I don't fancy crying today," all I could remember is, "I have the mass."

[@carrotslayer4806]

"Solid copy"

[@masonthomas2583]

"Hit'em hard, sir"

[@DiabetesSurvivor-xr7md]

@@masonthomas2583 “You’re on your own Noble, Carter out”

[@garnetcobragaming]

@@masonthomas2583”Hit em hard, boss”

[@thewasp1167]

@@garnetcobragaming "You're on your own Noble. Carter out"

[@ConnorDarkrule77]

Fun Fact: 'Mjolnir Mix' was actually free DLC for Guitar Hero 3, and yes it was an experience getting to jam this on a plastic guitar. Disappointed not seeing 'Reclaimer' in the vid but still plenty of good tracks!

[@Will_Forge]

Obviously Halo 3 is next, but don't miss Halo 3: ODST which is a separate game with a very unique style for the Halo series. "The Menagerie" is my favorite musical piece ever made and it's a track from Halo 3: ODST. Don't miss it! 😁

[@solomenagerie1981]

I loved that song so much I based my username around it lmao

[@thomasadams4770]

That whole soundtrack is awesome especially with an extra rain track added over the top

[@harlankovacs6276]

Deference for darkness

[@MapleCakeTheLion]

ODST's music is so good I've caught myself AFKing while in game just to listen to the music.

[@ashock4261]

Traffic jam or finale for me

[@GoyslopGladiator]

Seeing people hear these tracks for the first time gives me the damned heebie jeebies, it's like experiencing the sound for the first time all over again, appreciate that :)

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

I don't get very nostalgic about much, but watching her experience and really appreciate Halo soundtracks is like getting drunk off bottles of the stuff.

[@oBlackIceo]

@@EhEhEhEINSTEINliterally got emotional from the halo 1 video.

[@oOShinyFlareonOo]

Imagine being a 13 year old kid playing Cairo Station for the first time, being completely invested in everything going on, understanding you have a vital mission to partake in that level. And as soon as you get to the last bit of the level "Impend" starts playing and you realize shit just got real.

[@Windjammer19]

There's actually a video of Steve Vai improving Mjolnir Mix in real time and the final cut is basically his first attempt. It's really sick.

[@o_manam]

God damn I love that video, I only ever saw it recently. Just watching him mess around with it for a few minutes and then he comes up with the dive bomb and everyone in the room is wide eyed and smiling. Such an incredible moment caught on film.

[@animality102]

Such an amazing video like what kind of genius do you have to be to improve this on the spot

[@shawncollins5127]

Omg thwt was amazing, thank you!

[@hutsongamble5086]

I’d love to see a reaction to that

[@jaredmartinez283]

It's a 27 min video. He does it for pretty much the entire soundtrack. Including Uprising

[@r4_broadcast]

When you get to Halo 3, you will see that there is Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST; two very different games in plot and atmosfere, but bound together with their stories. I recommend checking Halo 3 on it's own as part of the saga, and ODST as a very different beast.

[@ViDeOMaStErPaUl]

Bound together in thier stories? Halo 3 ODST is mid way Halo 2 so not even close.

[@buffalosabres91]

@@ViDeOMaStErPaUlyeah but the overall narrative ends up tying more into the events of Halo 3 even though it happens during 2

[@vincentsavoretti2201]

@@ViDeOMaStErPaUl ODST begins mid-way in Halo 2 and ends right before Halo 3. It literally ties both of them together, saying it's not bound up in 3's story is just as dumb as saying it's not bound up in 2's

[@MetaVizions]

@@ViDeOMaStErPaUlbro did you even play ODST? Virgil would be disappointed in you.

[@Commander_Raveth]

"Gun pointed at the head of the universe" from Halo Combat Evolved is also very spectacular.

[@maccaebus]

"The Last Spartan" is a good example of "music written to directly compliment a scene," as this plays during a scene in which the main character has quite an eventful unassisted flight through space. The tense chorus is during a particularly tense moment of that scene and is followed by the calm chorus from the prologue as the main character gracefully drifts through space to safety while things explode behind him. It's all very action movie, but it's a really great scene and the music 100% makes it.

[@KetzerGigant]

I've played through Halo 2 so many times and rewatched that cut scene, I just quote Cheif and Cortana's conversation during it

[@robbymartinez8776]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZrai4xvd5t4oK8 One of my favorite cutscenes from the whole franchise. The music fits perfectly to the scene. Such amazing way to end the first level and kick off the rest of the game

[@SilverViper1000]

Yeah... I really recommend watching the blur animated cutscenes. "giving back the covenant their bomb" - master chief, Game starts with a fucking bad ass line 😄

[@jeremyO9F911O2]

​@@robbymartinez8776that scene was peak video game, I don't know if it's possible to be beat. And I was alive to play it then too.

[@oliverbooth2872]

The main strings bit is also used when the fleet flies over Cairo station in the opening sequence "You have the MAC gun cortana"

[@thatkarmaguy5356]

The biggest mistake is that In Amber Clad is only used ONCE in the game (in a spectacular way but still) when it’s probably one of my favorite pieces from the game.

[@ramrod1290]

It’s easily my favorite piece. The anniversary version, “trapped in amber” is an amazing listen as well. Highly recommend

[@primary2630]

It's great but it had its role in halo 2

[@ShadowDAB0SS]

I like how each halo has it's own big ship. CE: Pillar of Autumn 2: In Amber Clad 3: Forward Unto Dawn Wars: Spirit of Fire 4: Infinity

[@LeoInterVir]

One of my favorites too.

[@Zappy_C]

@@ShadowDAB0SS Don't forget the UNSC *Say My Name* from ODST and I guess the Covenant *Long Night of Solace* in Reach.

[@nickmiller9305]

This is what I LOVE about the H2 sound track is that you can hear how it influenced the other games. The sound of “in amber clad” is very present in ODST, while tracks like “earth city” feel like it grew into what would be the Halo Reach sound track..

[@Dimetrodon44]

If you watch the video of the crew recording Mjolnir Mix, you'll hear that Steve Vai the guitarist improvised about 90% of what is heard in the final mix on his first attempt playing over the orchestra. Truly insane.

[@armorhide406]

Steve Vai's considered one of the greatest guitarists for good reason

[@theodorekalfagiannis7506]

Halo 2 still gives me goosebumps decades later.. I absolutely love it.

[@MyToastyToast]

It’d be a crime if you didn’t listen to ODST’s ost (was a dlc to halo 3 so goes by Halo 3: ODST). Very different yet still very Halo and just gorgeous to listen to

[@skyraider87]

It wasn't a DLC, it was it's own game. It was made in the Halo 3 graphics engine though

[@MrJakeasaur98]

@@skyraider87Tbf it kinda was marketed as a standalone DLC. The hard copy game launched in stores with a disc for the ODST campaign and firefight, and a disc that was for adding maps to Halo 3's multiplayer. It was an expansion on Halo 3, hence Halo 3: ODST.

[@Key_Mind]

It was originally then became its own thing. ​@@MrJakeasaur98

[@MyToastyToast]

@@skyraider87 it’s semantics. It released as its own game because Microsoft wanted to put a $60 price tag on it but Bungie developed it as Halo 3 DLC

[@primary2630]

​@MyToastyToast they developed it as a standalone expansion because after halo 3 microsoft said bungie had to make 2 more games before moving on, ODST and Reach

[@gdt1410]

This series started coming out when I was active duty… these songs bring many memories and faces… some gone, but always remembered.

[@MrVonkliest]

When my brother and I got this game, our Dad was forward in Afghanistan and for some reason it felt like we were connected with him from the soundtrack. We both went on to go active ourselves. Crazy how music has an impact on life.

[@protocolsavage8506]

Rest in Peace to your brothers and thank yall for your service.

[@connorking6852]

A quote I heard goes kinda like this. “People have two deaths, first when they die, and the second death is the last time anyone ever says their name”. Their memories live on with you. Thank you all for your service

[@AngelofDeath333]

Fun fact: Breaking Benjamin did Blow me Away for Halo 2.

[@praisesol2740]

I was sad not to hear it in the video since it was seriously so cool to hear a major band at the time contribute to the most influential videogame of my childhood

[@HugoStiglitz88]

On the remake of Halo 2 they replaced BB with Misha Mansoor from Periphery. At first I liked BB and Incubus song better but now I prefer Mishas tbh. Periphery is an amazing band too. Every member of that band is a virtuoso

[@RearrangingReality]

I think I was one of the only people when Halo 2 first came out that was confused and little disappointed they put that in the game. I enjoyed the all original soundtrack and personally did not like breaking benjamin, too pop punk for me.

[@AngelofDeath333]

@@RearrangingReality they are Alternative

[@Hession0Drasha]

I cried when it was not in the remake. The same with the banshee song 😭

[@Voxrar]

"Heretic, Hero" is my favorite from this soundtrack. Such a perfect track for the character it is about.

[@FooMantis]

100% Keith David really made that character, in the same way Kevin Conroy did for Batman TAS.

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

Never touched a Halo game in my life but the music is so iconic I know all these anyway. Just incredible stuff

[@MrIncredible73]

Do yourself a favor and play one eventually!

[@asianmanfromasia]

When or if you do get to play. Don’t play the remastered, gotta play the originals

[@VadeaShepard]

The music pairs the game so well and adds such an extra weight. You should definitely play the games if you get the chance.

[@primemachine146]

@@asianmanfromasiabro only halo 1 got a kinda weird remaster, H2A is magnificent and should 100% be played

[@asianmanfromasia]

@@primemachine146 I felt like the atmosphere of the game wasn’t the same. Not sayin it was bad, I loved it. But during the flood missions for example, there wasn’t any of the yellowish fog that the OG Halo 2 had. It took away the creepiness. Little details like that weren’t present

[@Dodge8charger]

‘The last spartan” is the song for the halo 2 trailer & the first thing you hear when you launch the game. Such golden memories ❤

[@honokamyu1026]

What if you miss?????

[@David-uy3fq]

I won't

[@CourtDuellist]

I’m 25 too, my dad showed me the first game when I was like 4 and then two years later I played the second in my uncle’s xbox. This franchise has influenced my life and always brings me so many good memories. This is the game together with Zelda that brought me interest for the arts and showed me the importance of sound and music in games. Halo is also not your typical go-and-kill-everything kind of game. It also taught me a lot of values when I was little.

[@TheBeastInBlack]

What values did it teach?

[@trybane1]

@@TheBeastInBlack Not sure about this guy, but consider the story of Halo 2 and how it showed the story from two entirely different perspectives and how things culminated at the end. A rebellion, and an alliance. It definitely helped shape my belief that understanding another persons perspective is important in understanding the reasons for their actions. Even if I think those actions are wrong, people don't do them just to do them, they have a REASON and figuring out that reason is the key to convincing them to stop, assuming you yourself are in the correct or have a better reason.

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Unrelated but at 25, are you considered to be a zoomer or a millennial? I'm 26 and have no idea where we would fall in that category. Also Halo 2 is the goat.

[@TheBeastInBlack]

@@trybane1 Holy shit, I never thought of it that way but yeah, that is an important lesson. Wow. Hearing that reasoning makes me wonder how to deal with someone or something who doesn't have a reason for doing what they do, they just do it. How do you deal with something like that? Even the Flood has a reason for what they do.

[@TheBeastInBlack]

@@AnakinSkywakka I'm 27 and I'm in the millennial category technically, but have zoomer experiences. Never played a Nintendo console in my life but did grow up on ps1 and og Xbox. It really comes down to your experiences. Halo 2 is the goat indeed

[@SovereignRose]

As a classic Halo player/fan it brings joy to see new folks getting the same feels we did back in the day.

[@MrVonkliest]

It’s weird saying a “classic” fan isn’t it? I stood in line at GameStop for my preorder of this game, the SE. like…I feel old watching this video 😂

[@wangchung2157]

Brings a genuine tear to my eye, takes me back to being 11-16 and just realizing games are just as good if not better than movies

[@themindfulmoron3790]

Halo 2 has SO MANY beautiful tracks, probably the most out of any game in the series. This game's presentation was on another level!

[@dfcd1432]

Overall probably. But Halo 3's One Final Effort is imo the best video game song of all time.

[@themindfulmoron3790]

@@dfcd1432 One Final Effort never hit me quite that hard, but I completely get it.

[@sethkrueger9294]

Imma let you finish, but "Never Forget" is the most beautiful HALO track of all time.

[@AMTRAX]

Idk why watching somebody hear this for the first time is making me cry, but here we are

[@themaskedmusician98]

It's like finding out someone likes a lost artifact the way everyone did before in time. And there is no difference

[@AD-ce2um]

So a Spartan is a type of human that you play as. A Spartan is a super soldier in this universe, and they have augmentations and power armor.

[@LeoInterVir]

They were first tested for exceptional abilities and then kidnapped by the UNSC as children. They were then trained as soldiers and educated in multiple fields. When they were teenagers they underwent genetic therapy and physical augmentation. Most of them died or suffered permanent disabilities. The rest became Spartans and were assigned power armor. They were used to put down rebellion of the outer colonies. Later the Covenant attacked and stared to systematically genocide humanity. By the beginning of Halo 1, humanity just lost its major military hub, Reach, and was on the road to annihilation. Luckily the Spartan 2s, Master Chief and others, proved to be pivotal in saving humanity.

[@BinnsyBoi1]

IT IS SO COOL SEEING PEOPLE WITNESS MY CHILDHOOD AND FALL INLOVE WITH IT TOO

[@Hankthestank04]

Truth

[@majorhatchback]

One of my favorite things is seeing people discover halo, and this channel is delightful

[@andrewp3358]

The TV show is the best adaptation of the books.

[@jackalsniper4232]

@@andrewp3358 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@J4RUBY]

@@andrewp3358just stop, I beg

[@adrianlugo1130]

Not at all 🤣🤣🤣🤣​@@andrewp3358

[@Soundtracks92]

@@andrewp3358How many different drugs are you on?

[@BringDHouseDown]

13:08 I was jumping, screaming, thinking(holy shit!) when this happened. ah man, I'm getting teary eyed, I loved games back then

[@DoctorLoudonclear]

I discovered Halo 2 about 15 years after it came out; quickly became one of my favorite games. Boarding the scarab as Master Chief with the Mjolnir Mix blasting was👌

[@_Cato_]

It’s fascinating seeing how different people’s experiences are. I was 10 when Halo 2 released and it was my entire LIFE for so many wonderful years :)

[@luked.4131]

So 2019?

[@erykross]

Before my best friend died, we put weeks and weeks of gameplay into the Halo games. We had just about everything about it memorized and just kept loving it. It was our game. This music takes me back to that happy time. Thank you for reviewing it.

[@DElkan]

These soundtracks for the first four games always get me misty-eyed, I was one of those people who played them in middle school starting with Halo 3 when it came out. I credit it, the Elder Scrolls, and Star Wars with kickstarting my love for classical music.

[@primemachine146]

Same with me

[@UPLYNXED]

This music really brings me back, but hearing someone react to it and really appreciate it made it hit me like a brick (that flew pretty good). Playing Halo on the couch with friends, it's just been so long... good old days of 2005-2009 before we moved. It's been so long and it feels like I'll never get those days back. Just sitting here crying as I listen to the music and remember the friends I've lost touch with over the years. Damnit I miss them and those moments so much.

[@jeffman3]

I'm right there with you, friend. I'm wrapping up my last shift of the week and I'm trying VERY hard not to bawl my eyes out. I couldn't even guess how many thousands of hours I invested into the first 3 with some of the best friends I have ever had.

[@MrVonkliest]

“For a brick….” Your inclusion should be appreciated. That was funny 🤣😂

[@_Cato_]

Great reference bro ;)

[@dancingmonkey08]

theres tonnes of us out there, all the friends I played Halo (maybe bar one), I have lost contact with...but the good memories are still there, the Halo trilogy is a neverending gift...the gameplay, the times with friends and obviously this. goddamn. soundtrack.....

[@unworldlylime47]

Love seeing people discover the amazing music of halo. Especially when they play it for the first time starting at ce and are shocked at how bloody the games were.

[@thecountryboymack]

Brings tears to my eyes, can remember playing this as a kid with my older bro

[@wyatttegman8293]

It's really nice to witness someone have such an appreciation for music I've loved since I was a kid.

[@chimaera6234]

Laying in my bed hearing the opening song, brings me back to my younger years. Used to play the heck out of the online mode. Found friends there, found love there. All of them are lost to time. Hope they are fine, i will never forget the game and the amazing memories i had with the people. Words cant discribe it

[@JonCFyrebyrd]

I’m genuinely in tears. I miss the days when playing these games with friends was how I ended off a day of hard work at school. In gaming, Halo represents a culmination of musical, visual, and storytelling art from a time when Video Games had a deep soul to them. I’m so glad to see someone of the younger generations discovering and appreciating such a beautiful part of our history. Praise be to Jesus for the moments of pure and unbridled joy this video instilled. I thank him for everyone who brought such incredible storytelling and music into the world, and for all those who still have an appreciation for beautiful labors of love such as these soundtracks.

[@DinoTrollerino]

Halo OST is just so good across the board, each game has his own vibe yet they're all unmistakably Halo, personally love the saxophone of ODST. Also the piano of H3 always hits the right spot! I remember picking up a friend of mine while I had the Halo 3 ODST soundtrack playing in my car, after just a few seconds she asked me to raise the volume, a minute later she was begging me to send her the album on Spotify 😂.

[@r4_broadcast]

The Guitar on the Mjolnir Mix is Steve Vai and was done in one take.

[@stormageddon132]

Fun fact, incubus did collabed for a suite with their song follow. Martin O'Donnell went above and beyond with artists other than the full orchestra and it makes my heart swell seeing these timeless classics being revisited again and again

[@tetrisking8054]

make sure you start with "finish the fight" for halo 3. It was the first song everyone heard in the first trailer back in the day.

[@semmieb3e127]

Can't wait for you to react to Halo 3's OST, and Halo 3: ODST's OST. They're both really great!

[@Psychokitten67]

I think Rain: Deference for Darkness will be mind blowing! I remember when I first played ODST recently, when that song came on, I stopped in my tracks and just listened to it, followed by immediately demanding my friend tell me the name of the song lol

[@primemachine146]

I can’t wait for the halo reach ost, which is my personal favourite ost

[@halocolt7827]

I just find her channel and I cannot wait for the rest of the games!!!! I'll cry when deference of darkness kicks in

[@voltaire5427]

The end of Skyline with the guitar

[@neverstepd7]

interesting that the title is "blew me away" but "blow me away" is not gonna be reviewed

[@IlexEmily]

… wait how did I not notice that until this comment

[@Tar_Ogre]

@@IlexEmily Blow Me Away as a secret unlisted video at the bottom of the description perhaps? :)

[@Haigen-MI]

I saw the recommendation after I'd seen the first Halo video from you. The original series has some phenomenal tracks. But I think Halo 3 ODST's would take you by surprise with the absolute difference in tone from some of the other games especially with all the jazzy parts.

[@gavinmann1341]

John Mayer plays guitar on the track ‘Epilogue’. It’s one of the most beautiful pieces of video game music I’ve heard since I experienced it when I was 5 playing the game. Wish the track was longer.

[@ExcelionYogi]

There's a longer version here on YT. Originally Marty uploaded ot to his channel but it was taken down by Bungie. Thankfully was rescued by fans

[@Bogeyatyour6YT]

@@ExcelionYogi Do you have a link to the salvaged version?

[@ExcelionYogi]

@@Bogeyatyour6YT I dont know if I can post links, but you can find the original video as Marty uploaded it as "Halo Epilogue Creation Process John Mayer", some people upoaded video edits as "Epilogue-John Mayer Mix" or similar

[@Bogeyatyour6YT]

@@ExcelionYogi Thanks a ton mate!

[@ryanparker4996]

He is uncredited because he did it in secret behind his managers back. Thats how much people used to LOVE halo

[@joseruizsanchez7215]

Sometimes I forget how beautiful are all the Halo games soundtracks for the original trilogy I was 5 too when this came out haha it was my first halo I was like 8 or 9 when I played

[@IndyJay53]

I literally just found the first video 2 days ago, and I've been itching for Part 2. Perfect timing!

[@nmsregicide]

I played this when I was 5, loved every moment of it. I got Halo CE four-six months prior and was obsessed with it. After beating it I repeatedly watched the bonus content added showing the E3 demo for Halo 2 Weekly until one faithful day, my grandma came down for a holiday, took me to target and I Saw it, Halo 2. Been a life long Halo fan since that faithful day.

[@olympian3]

From what I can tell as a musician myself and from research, most of halo 1 was composed on a Roland synth from the 90s. with either 2 or 3 we began to see real strings and orchestration, there was a much larger budget. I managed to get an online version of the synth and a bunch of halo 1 and 2 sounds are in it.

[@Canada407]

Peril is, IMO, the best Halo song when not counting the theme. Love to see your reaction to that

[@atomickid]

Thank you for mentioning this one. I thought I was the only one who loves Peril. Chills every-single-time.

[@Canada407]

Everyone who I've watched do a Halo video of any type at somepoint has Peril in the background

[@Tryler_]

I still remember like it was yesterday in 2009 waking up 1 hour early on school day to play halo 3 lone wolves on Xbox live I cannot explain how good this game was in its prime and fresh off the shelf

[@XxAverageJoexX]

Halo 2 was the best online multiplayer to this day. The greatest ranking system ever. Halo 3 was stunning in its visuals.

[@geeky2879]

The selection was fantastic but I'm so bummed Peril didn't make it. It's sooo different from the rest & just a really nice listen (CE version is Perilous Journey). Please give both a listen in your spare time. That aside, fantastic! I'm 26 & Halo 2 was my life when it came out. Both soundtrack & game on repeat for probably a couple of years. Halo was & is my life.

[@memphis3009]

Peril is great

[@jamiefoggitt]

Yeah peril is one of my favorites

[@MDE_never_dies]

Perilous Journey is amazing as is Peril

[@commandoch12i5]

Peril's lowkey a mixture of funky and magical lol

[@geeky2879]

Out of all the amazing music Halo:CE & Halo 2 had provided at the time, Peril stuck to me the most.

[@tylertremblay1771]

Loved your reaction to the last spartan! That’s the song that played during the original halo 2 trailer which blew everyone’s minds. Can’t wait to see your halo 3 reaction, I think you’ll appreciate how Marty uses the brass so triumphantly.

[@2equalizer]

saw your first video and immediately wanted to see the rest. didn't realize how recent this was!! Halo music is my lifeblood. cant wait for the rest

[@gabethebabe3337]

Fun fact. Steve Vai improvised most of Mjolnir Mix and most of what you hear in the final version was done on the first try. Absolute legend. You haven’t even hit the highest peak yet. That’s what Marty and the audio crew brought to Halo, heavenly ascension through sound.

[@TechnicalDirectorFM]

This video has bought me so much joy. Halo 2 was the one game keeping me sane as a teen whilst my mum and dad were going through a break up, the music was just EPIC. So happy you enjoyed it as much as I did!

[@The_Viscount]

The Spartan Program raised a group of kids to become super soldiers. From 300 candidates, half made it through the grueling training and augmentation process. The invasive surgery and generic engineering was highly experimental. Of the roughly 150 graduates of the program, only Spartan 117 is thought to have survived to Halo 2. This lore would later be changed, but when Halo 2 was released, as far as anyone knew, 117 was the last Spartan.

[@Specoups]

A retcon I am still upset about in 2024 🫠

[@BinnsyBoi1]

"hit a new PR at the gym" bro i literally go to the gym and jam to halo 2 music

[@MoosenOggen4343]

Get that PR bruh

[@_Cato_]

It’s crazy to think of how, back when us kids were playing this game in 2004, we were being treated to a veritable FEAST of music. Orchestra, synths, bass, rock, all of it totally influenced our young brains and all for the better! Marty is an absolute legend in every sense of the word.

[@ajayjackson7089]

Would love to see you experience these with in-game context. These games could have been the greatest sci-fi movie ever with a score like this.

[@SilverViper1000]

And what we got was a TV show which is nothing alike it's origin material. The just kept the names of the protagonists and some of the designs. All the rest is unimaginative stuff which is bad Sci fi at best.

[@BrettsMinis]

I was worried the Last Spartan wasn’t going to be in it as I was watching… then instant goosebumps… playing through with my dad in co-op is such a fond memory I will have for life now

[@princefarron5484]

I like to use the treadmill with the mjolnir song. It's the perfect sprint music. You start your walk with the vocals. As the beat drops, you begin your jog. As the song swells, you hit your sprint and you keep going, till you "finish the fight". The ending vocals have you slow down back to a walking pace for your cool down.

[@halouniverse7334]

I just got done watching your first video and commented on that you NEED to do another Halo OST here it was. And it didn't disappoint! This was fantastic. Absolutely enjoyed how you geeked out to this wonderful music that takes me to a special place whenever I listen to these songs. Please do extended videos of this. Go through each song in their entirety with additional commentary inbetween. If the video was 2hrs of you reacting to Halo music, I'd joyfully watch/listen to each and every minute. Cheers 🍻 & Bravo 👏

[@CarlosJimenez-rm9ly]

“Marching into battle” this song was played in a mission where you literally have to learn the planets because its exploding, so you got that right, high intensity mission

[@xanderboots3672]

Your excitement is infectious! I'd love to see your reaction to the Journey OST. It's one of the most beautiful soundtracks I've ever heard.

[@Swatmat]

the vocal at the end of ghosts of reach is the best version of the halo theme

[@CourtDuellist]

Funny, I subscribed two days ago, thinking “she will surely check Halo 2’s soundtrack and flip with astonishment” lol

[@LEWIS_SPARTAN]

This is my first discovery of your channel, enjoyed watching you get into this soundtrack! I was 7 when this came out and loved it back then. Please do Halo 3 next!

[@ThelVadam7777]

Blow me away is a banger song

[@MarfeeWarfee]

Halo 2’s soundtrack is one of the biggest reasons that made me fall in love with Halo as a series. An absolute masterpiece in musical talent.

[@He1nrich]

I'd love to see more Halo reactions from you, because your music reactions are some of the more entertaining ones out there

[@OhMega115]

People reacting to anything halo is my favorite and remembering the mission with every track❤.Can't wait till u listen to halo3 to finish the fight.

[@BrockA_YT]

The Last Spartan refers to the Master Chief - He was thought to be the last surviving Spartan (Human Super-Soldier) at the time.

[@fullmetalfury7245]

He wasn't, there were a few Spartan 2 and 3s around

[@MulbeeryDeer]

@@fullmetalfury7245 Not when Halo 2 came out. The lore books were written years later.

[@RoffleHB]

​​@@MulbeeryDeer Actually Fall of Reach was out a few weeks before Combat Evolved officially released, and First Strike released before Halo 2. None of the other spartans were mentioned in the games until Halo Reach, hence why in the games we call Chief the last spartan.

[@Parzival0117]

Just like with Luke being the last Jedi. Boy were we wrong lol

[@23Revan84]

The Last Spartan was used in the Trailer of Halo 2, it goes through a lot of music. 😃

[@romainlettuce233]

I just discovered your channel through your Halo CE video and i can't describe the nostalgia I'm feeling watching you react to these tracks. It will be such a treat if you do halo 3, ODST and Reach, halo 3 is more of the same but rearranged, but ODST and Reach stand alone and dont feature many of the same tracks from the orginial trilogy. I cant express how happy i am that there is someone making content to introduce people to so many different game tracks. Will be following for more and checking out your mario galaxy video imediately

[@squaretread9715]

Anyone who has memories tied to all these songs, I know y'all can't help but get emotional right now

[@moozey11]

If you like the music, try the games. So well crafted. My personal favorite is Halo 2 Anniversary. The remaster is just insane

[@S0036-n4x]

nah, original is always better

[@JS-vj1il]

@@S0036-n4x No its not. Nostalgia blinded fans are the worst.

[@S0036-n4x]

@@JS-vj1il it really has little to with nostalgia, it's about experiencing the piece of art in its original incarnation. All the nuance and detail that the original is imbued with is mostly lost when new hands reinterpret a piece. It's like seeing the original brushstrokes on a canvas that created the picture, rather than a touched-up rendition of the original painting. There's a just a magic left over from the creation process that is lost on remakes of things, and this goes for all artistic works.

[@JS-vj1il]

@@S0036-n4x Look its not that deep, the originals were not better you are just blabbering around acting like someone has painted over the Mona Lisa or rebuilt the Eifel tower. Its just 20 year old music for a video game . This is not divine music by god himself. The anniversary edition has much better quaility and added logical parts to the music which improves them

[@S0036-n4x]

@@JS-vj1il we can at least agree to disagree, everyone chooses to see things differently in life.

[@kabob0077]

14:27 There's a mashup here on KZbin that combines Earth City with it's Halo 2A remake, Kilindini Harbour, and it is utterly _insane_ because it takes the strongest parts of both versions and the ending is utterly insane. The Brass Section sounds like it's going on the offensive in it.

[@puddel9079]

13:40 Without context, I'd say that's a normal response. 7:42 When this plays, you see the beauty of the surroundings but remember that you have mission to complete. *Nothing* is going to stand between you and achieving the objective. The heavy rhythm emphasizes that singleminded mentality. 10:08 "You always take me to such nice places..." 10:48 The game was usually played on a TV, so I never really noticed the music playing from one side or another. All in all, I was pumped waiting for this game to come out. The game wasn't perfect, but I am glad it got a satisfying conclusion. -I think I still have the 7/11 slushie coupon that came with my special edition copy.- No, lost it, but I still have the extras DVD. Commentary is over. Edit: final update

[@HuevoZilla]

So sweet. Thank you for sharing your adventures with the music. Takes me back to being in middle school, a kid with lots of imagination and who got into halo just for the shooting, then slowly for the story... and then Mr. O'Donnell added these bangers to the game... It was just as your reaction, mouth dropped at the sound of this. Thanks to you for making me relieve that in your expressions, and to Martin of course for such an awesome childhood. I'll see if he takes autograph requests lol

[@AD-ce2um]

If you haven’t already checked it out, two other good video game OSTs are hotline Miami and Doom(2016). Not quite on Halo’s level as far as versatility, but still really really good.

[@Eco19]

MARTY, I started playing halo in the winter of ‘01/‘02 at the age of 4/5 years Halo and music have both impacted my life in ways i only wish i could explain The combination that you meditated leaves me with little words.. THANK YOU SO MUCH I would do anything to spend a day in a studio watching you let loose

[@AndrewonWheels]

Impend and In Amber Clad are some of my favorite pieces in Halo 2. People don't talk about those two as often I feel like. Marty and Michael are great!

[@t-yoonit]

The progression in production quality from Halo CE to Halo 2 really hits. Halo CE really showed the talent and capability of the sound team. The success of Halo CE allowed them to go balls to the wall and have some unabated creative freedom, and bring the production value to heights nobody was ready for. The sheer power in the Halo 2 soundtrack is mind blowing. Its SO GOOD.

[@Eubeenhadd]

2:40 "I can see this being something to work out to" Hearing this while hitting back day was funny hahaha

[@neumo5005]

People aren’t exaggerating when they call the halo games the greatest of all time. Every game in the main trilogy was the greatest game ever made at the time of their release.

[@bookwormsofconcord]

I love watching people reacting to the video game music of my childhood. A lot of these tracks bring me to tears because of their beauty and the context of their meaning (e.g., "Ghosts of Reach"). Thanks for these videos!

[@Ironfrenzy217]

It's a wonderful feeling to see someone else discover, react and love what you love.

[@stealthhunter6998]

Delta Halo Suite, High Charity, heavy Price Paid (damn this one just hits ya so hard at 2am leaving the game on the main menu (and in the game scenes its in) with no lights on) and Peril. So many good tracks. Theres also unreleased ones (they r in the game but not on the sold OST) ppl have a clean version of now on utube.

[@anthonyjordan6715]

The great thing about Halo soundtracks is that they perfectly capture the tone of the specific mission, AND the game. CE is mysterious, 2 is badass and dramatic, 3 is somber and hopeful, and reach nails the tragedy and tension

[@ethanhegel8576]

I grew up listening to these soundtracks, so i’m just sitting here waiting for the change to hit you on each one. It’s cathartic. I’m so glad you’ve gotten to hear this amazing music now! 😁

[@stok5445]

I loved your reactions here as well as your commentary around the tracks! I owe A LOT to Halo 2. I was 11 when it released back in 2004. The game had a pretty healthy modding scene in 2005 and I ended up teaching myself how to mod the game and basically how to use a computer. That sparked my interest in computers and game design and now I have a degree in tech and I have a position at a game dev. Halo in general was VERY special to me and Halo 2 even more so. I love Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST, and Reach so much.